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Tommy Jones competing in the Professional Bowlers Association Tournament of Champions final in Uncasville, Conn., April 1, 2007.
Regulation tenpin bowling pins are 15 inches (38 centimeters) tall. They weigh between 3.5 and 3.7 pounds (1.6 and 1.7 kilograms). These pins are constructed with a laminated wood core and finished with a plastic coating.12